Past Agenda Sessions

Panel Discussion: Green Hydrogen, Could We See Africa Play a Significant Role in this Space?

Africa is well placed as a leading player in the development of power via green hydrogen. The world is facing huge challenges to decarbonize and increasingly Africa is considering renewable hydrogen as a viable contributor to the worlds drive towards net zero. To fully achieve the ambition of zero carbon emissions we need to find solutions that will decarbonise current infrastructure and transport. Who is setting the pace around Green Hydrogen and what are the national roadmaps to success?

2023 Agenda Sessions

PANEL DISCUSSION: Hydrogen Showcase: A Roadmap for Africa

The discussion around hydrogen has accelerated in line with the global demand to decarbonize and the need for innovation and development surrounding green energy in Africa. Key projects around the Boegoebaai Green Hydrogen Project in the Namakwa Special Economic Zone, the Platinum Valley Initiative in South Africa, Namibia`s drive surrounding the Namibian Green Hydrogen and Derivatives Strategy and Sonangol's JV with GAUFF Engineering and Conjuncta's plant in Angola will offer tangible solutions to the regional energy security conundrum and opportunities for Africa's hydrogen export market. This session sets out how regional projects have gained traction and the socio-economic upside of large-scale hydrogen investment. 

Areas for discussion include:

• The role of hydrogen in the development of independent energy security across Africa
• Africa’s roadmap in becoming exporters of green hydrogen-derived products.
• How can hydrogen enable the decarbonization of domestic and regional industries across the region?
• What are the socioeconomic impacts of the development of Green Hydrogen hubs in Africa?
• Developing the hydrogen ecosystem: supply versus demand, domestic versus export.
• Blue versus green carbon capture.
• Permitting and frameworks.
• Investment incentives and government support.